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Do I write in Past or Present Tense? "The Literary Present":
When you quote directly from a text or allude to the events in a story (as in a brief plot summary), you should use "the literary present." We write about written works as if the events in them are happening now, even though the authors may be long dead. Quoting an essay, you would write,
Annie Dillard wrote Pilgrim at Tinker Creek when she lived in Virginia's mountains. In the book's chapter, "Seeing," Annie Dillard contends that "vision... is a deliberate gift, the revelation of a dancer who for my eyes only flings away her seven veils" (17).
Here both wrote and lived are in the past tense since they refer to Dillard's life, not her writings. Contends, however, appears in a statement about Dillard's writing, so it is in the present tense.
When you write about fiction, you will also want to use the present tense.
At the end of Of Mice and Men, Lennie sees an enormous rabbit that chastises him, making him to think of George.
Mrs. Mallard, in "The Story of an Hour," whispers "'free, free, free!'" after learning of her husband's supposed death.
The above examples are a plot summary and a direct quotation, both of which use the literary present. You can remember to write about literature in the present tense because you are currently reading or thinking about it. Every time you open a book it seems as though the events are currently happening; every time you read an essay it is as though you are currently speaking to the writer. http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/litpres.html
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o Library Days- 1/22 & 1/23 or 24
o Thesis due- Fri. 1/26
o Topic Outline Due- Tues. 1/30
o Sources Checked- (4) Wed. 1/31; (3) Wed. 2/7
o Final Works Cited due- Fri. 2/9
o 1st Draft due- Thurs. 2/1
o Peer Editing due- Mon. 2/5
o 2nd Draft due- Fri. 2/9
o Workshop Conference- 2/13-2/15
o Final Copy and Turnitin.com due-Mon. 2/26
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Do I write in Past or Present Tense?
"The Literary Present":
When you quote directly from a text or allude to the events in a story (as in a brief plot summary), you should use "the literary present." We write about written works as if the events in them are happening now, even though the authors may be long dead. Quoting an essay, you would write,
Annie Dillard wrote Pilgrim at Tinker Creek when she lived in Virginia's mountains. In the book's chapter, "Seeing," Annie Dillard contends that "vision... is a deliberate gift, the revelation of a dancer who for my eyes only flings away her seven veils" (17).
Here both wrote and lived are in the past tense since they refer to Dillard's life, not her writings. Contends, however, appears in a statement about Dillard's writing, so it is in the present tense.
When you write about fiction, you will also want to use the present tense.
At the end of Of Mice and Men, Lennie sees an enormous rabbit that chastises him, making him to think of George.
Mrs. Mallard, in "The Story of an Hour," whispers "'free, free, free!'" after learning of her husband's supposed death.
The above examples are a plot summary and a direct quotation, both of which use the literary present. You can remember to write about literature in the present tense because you are currently reading or thinking about it. Every time you open a book it seems as though the events are currently happening; every time you read an essay it is as though you are currently speaking to the writer.
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/litpres.html
Powerpoint Presentation on Writing a Thesis and an Outline
Thesis clarification and submission form
Timeline:
o Library Days- 1/22 & 1/23 or 24
o Thesis due- Fri. 1/26
o Topic Outline Due- Tues. 1/30
o Sources Checked- (4) Wed. 1/31; (3) Wed. 2/7
o Final Works Cited due- Fri. 2/9
o 1st Draft due- Thurs. 2/1
o Peer Editing due- Mon. 2/5
o 2nd Draft due- Fri. 2/9
o Workshop Conference- 2/13-2/15
o Final Copy and Turnitin.com due- Mon. 2/26